Darnborough’s remit included recruitment, transfers, contract negotiations and performance analysis, backing up Dyche and chief executive Lee Hoos, who has since left to join QPR as CEO.

After no signings were made during the January 2013 transfer window, Dyche landed Fulham and Sweden wideman Alex Kačaniklić on loan in the March.

Following the sale of Charlie Austin that summer, the club struggled to land a striker to back up Danny Ings and Sam Vokes, with only Ryan Noble – who left for Gatesheadin January 2014 – as competition.

Burnley also went through the season with only Dean Marney and David Jones as out and out central midfielders – a situation which essentially remained the case in the Premier League campaign.